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Old 18th Jul 2018, 09:42
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Dan_Brown
 
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Originally Posted by EDML
Looks like the left engine finally failed while they where about to turn base or final (hard to tell as they are making a constant shallow turn.) Maybe that was all they could get turning over the running engine.

The left aileron looks strange. It seems to be deflected upwards a lot which neither makes sense in a right turn nor with a failing left engine. That might also be due to the quality of the video, though.
I suspect the P.F. had a bootful of right rudder. Which would be consistent with power loss on the port engine. How much aileron needed to control the aircraft laterally, hence crossed controls is anyones guess. I also suspect the prop was not feathered for whatever reason, at or just before impact looking at the rotating prop in the clip.
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